<< Objectives >>As current and future social responsibility bearers, young people need to be better informed about global environmental issues and must use their inherent creativity and energy to play an active role in transforming their society. The transition to a life-friendly society will be of critical relevance to young people, and youth workers can provide encouragement and assistance to this development. We want to train youth workers on how to educate, inspire, mobilize and engage young people in an active role as public actors in the environment. Within the framework of this project, non-governmental organizations from eight countries France, Turkey, Romania, Portugal, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Germany, among others, are joining forces in the creation and implementation of a youth exchange program with the idea of promoting young people's interest in the impact of climate change in the respective participating countries, facing the same challenge: promoting ecological awareness. In the exchange, which will be held in Toulon, France, a total of 48 international youth from all countries will have the opportunity to exchange and deepen their knowledge and experience on environmental issues at local, national and European levels. The project aims to support and promote the preparation of young people to deal with environmental and other ecological issues in their Erasmus+ projects. The intention of this youth exchange is to help the participants to build their know-how and to promote their attitude towards environmental protection and natural way of life. In addition, they will be able to develop new competences and at the same time create unique articles that express the personal and cultural character of each country and show how they cope with this problem in their home countries. In order for the above intentions to become a reality, the following specific tasks are to be accomplished: discover and explore the local landscape of France; give the participants enough time and support to develop their own environmental protection activities; promote intercultural dialogue among the participants; create a small handbook of the activities they have designed.<< Implementation >>The activities listed below will be carried out: Working Methods - The focus is on non-formal learning methodology that is already familiar to a significant component of the participating organizations. Beyond networking and learning about best practices from a passive point of view, participants are involved in the project from the beginning and fully engage by leading and participating in conversations and exercises. Many of the activities are facilitated or presented by participants. Youth policies and best practices in this regard are communicated and explained directly to the other participants in an understandable and concise manner. During the demonstrations, there is intensive and active involvement of the public with questions and explanations as well as learning processes. Examination Process: These allow the group to learn about, examine and evaluate the activities carried out to promote the productivity and training of young people. These are sample projects that can be extended to other participating regions to address their own circumstances. Expert interviews visiting organizations working on this topic. Presentation of participating countries: Presentation and best practices from their countries of origin in relation to environmental responsibility. In this way, each of the participants will present and explain to the other participants the environmental policies applied in their country and possibly some best practices. Sessions: Thematic and practical workshops will be developed by members of the organizations hosting the youth round table. Such dedicated workshops are each an illustration of the activities conducted in the diverse organizations and offer a distinct view of the best practices they employ in the environmental context. The working methods include: Collaborative team work, role models, exercises, learning about energy issues, simulations, and both theoretical and practical sessions. There will be debates, brainstorming and suggesting environmental solutions to the environmental problems of the participants. Each group is assigned to a different group, so that the participants can use their knowledge and past experiences. Through this method, mutual learning is the mainstay. Awareness of man's impacts on the environments will come through the discussions, exhibitions, and disputes over the screened movie. The most important methodology is non-formal learning, which is used in working with young people in the area of environment. Intercultural evenings will be arranged, during which each country will showcase its culture, so that we can add value to the project by giving an opportunity to the participants to experience different cultures and help them to establish social contacts and strengthen relationships.<< Results >>The expected impact after the implementation of the project is an improved responsibility of the participants for the environment and their participation in adopting positive changes in their own way of life. As a result of the youth exchange, we expect them to gain a better understanding of the processes and techniques that can be used to improve real life and individual performance. In addition, they will gain confidence and motivation and acquire skills to combat environmental problems and pass them on to the youth they work with. They will also be given opportunities to explore and express their thoughts and acquire additional skills by creating their own content from which their own identity and socio-cultural factors will be evident, with a focus on how their countries are combating this problem. As part of the overall curriculum, you will have the opportunity to deepen and improve your entrepreneurial knowledge and skills as well as your management skills related to business leadership through activities and various workshops. As a result of the week-long collaborative group activities, participants will be able to develop their competencies to work together in a cross-cultural team and to develop a common solution strategy, as well as to overcome numerous challenges. By improving their ability to adapt to constantly changing and challenging circumstances in the visible and invisible work environment, team cohesion will also be fostered. It will also create international contacts that will facilitate better exchange of experiences and cooperation with young people and civil society groups from other regions of the world, and we are convinced that it will be easier for young people to identify social and environmental problems.They will be encouraged to deepen their language skills in English as an important skill that is indispensable for the professional and individual career of each young person in terms of personal development. The implementation of this project will have an immediate positive impact on the participants and will address the objective that the cooperation partners are starting to work on in order to highlight the importance of young people's ownership in changing their lifestyles, including the transfer of the skills acquired during the youth exchange through the dissemination of the project results with the support of partner organizations at European and international level. The know-how of the participants is passed on to the participating partner organizations so that both sides can only benefit. The successful contact and cooperation with the partners will continue after the end of the project through the existing communication channels to share new information and practices in working with young people in order to strengthen their engagement in the local society. Through the project, relationships will also be built with other participating organizations in other European countries and new connections will be made in the field of healthy lifestyles in order to carry out future joint activities. Through a high quality exchange of codes of conduct and the planned related activities, the project is expected to have a visible and acceptable impact on the specified target groups that are within the scope of the partner organizations' activities. The educational process carried out within the project should lead to the young people implementing what they have learned in their daily lives. The project participants are committed young people between the ages of 18 and 30, who already have experience with the project theme and have a good command of English and communication skills. In order to raise the awareness of the young people about the implementation of such a youth exchange as well as about the general objectives, the project will prepare a presentation about Erasmus+ and its benefits for young people. Participants will be sent to the youth exchange by our partners and we will make sure that the project always has gender parity.

<< Background >>Our project will help the youths handle and thrive in a rapidly transforming world.Reasoning for the project As our environment becomes more complex and technologically driven at a faster and faster pace, our ability to adapt becomes crucial to our prosperity as individuals.The coefficient of adaptability (AQ) assesses how well someone can adapt to and manage change, showing flexibility in themselves and others, remaining open and curious, unlearning and learning information again, redirecting resilience to continue, postponing personal satisfaction for greater profit.Adaptability is not a quality needed only by leaders or managers. Rapid changes in the environment, the dynamics of the labor market, high technological advances and rapid access to all kinds of information necessitate the development of adaptability among workers and youths, as a guarantee of success in their lives.Identified problem :According to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, adaptability has been ranked as one of the five most important factors workers need to develop as well as soft skills such as teamwork and problem-solving. The European Commission highlighted adaptability, that is the ability to adapt to change, quick learning, and problem-solving skills as one of six key capabilities for youth's employability. As the global economy changes, finding new professional roles and changing careers is becoming an increasingly common practice. The adaptable mindset is crucial in order to be able to adapt and remain competitive for high-demand jobs. At the beginning of the 21st century, many people believed that employability would be a significant problem for young adults. However, since 2012 it has become clear that employability is actually not as huge an issue as initially thought; instead, adaptability to changing circumstances and environments—including those related to employability—is the real problem. As a result, adaptability is now considered to be of utmost importance for employability. Needs:Our project is focused on the needs of two target groups: Young people aged 13-17y as the adaptable mindset is crucial for their employability and quality of their future life in general. Talking about adaptability skills, it is necessary to mention that adaptable thinking enters the mindset of a person at a younger age. Especially around adolescence, adaptability awareness is an important skill in youth’s life.Youth workers - referring to the group of professionals in the field of youth: trainers or leaders in youth centres, employment offices, or schools, that deal daily with young people. The identified need among Youth workers:Low understanding of Adaptability skills and its importance and impact on young people;Lack of New teaching methodologies (non-formal education and problem-based learning) and suitable training content;Absence of Digital resources as a supportive tool for training implementation<< Objectives >>We expect the following results during the project and upon its completion:Outcomes of the project:Positive impact on the awareness of youth workers and the youths regarding the importance of adaptability skills and mindset;Easier transition in workplace for both target groups, so they can have better work prospects, as well as other transitions in life, when necessary;Improvement of youths' adaptability skills as flexibility, unlearning and relearning, problem-solving skills, curiosity, leadership, employability, confidence, resilience.Youths focus on the positive aspects of circumstances in their life and their ability to control how they experience it.Tangible results of the project and their impact:Adaptability training content for youths - upon its completion youths will have increased the level of their adaptability skills and employability. They will also have gained a conscious perception of their adaptability and the ways it can be preserved, regulated and improved;Convenient and user-friendly materials for youth workers - A Booklet with good practices and Training Toolkit to support the training and the practical application of the acquired knowledge in youth workers everyday work with youngsters;A tailor-made online educational system - Educational Resource with bite-size learning for the youngsters along with digital tools for assessment and training materials for the youth workers.<< Implementation >>Description of activities:To achieve the defined objectives, four PRs will be produced and will be available as an open educational resource during and after the completion of the project:Result 1 - Competence and Skills Matrix (CSM)A CSM is a table (or matrix) for organizing the skills needed to complete any given task. This type of chart lets you see all available existing resources, as well as specific missing knowledge gaps. While doing this analysis we will also collect and select the existing good practices in European education to improve youths' adaptability skills into an easy-to-use booklet. It will increase the awareness about the importance of youths' satisfaction and provide youth workers with practical methods to implement adaptability training in their lessons/workshops/other learning activities.Result 2 - Adaptability training contentBased on our gap analyses and CSM, we will design a youth's training content. It will include pre-and post-assessment tools to allow us to track the progress of the abilities and competencies, as well as the project's piloting phase evaluation. The trainees will learn about cognitive processes and find out more about what makes them adaptable, which they can then use as a guide in their daily lives.Result 3 - Online Educational ResourceThis result includes the development of an Online Educational Resource (OER) for Youths and Youth workers. It will include a supportive eLearning system with bite-sized learning for a more engaging, inspirational and motivational learning experience. The modules are small, self-contained, information-packed, adjusted to the needs of the target group. Learning modules typically range from 1 to 5 minutes. It will allow flexible and easy contact with experienced trainers prepared to offer advice and guidance on improving adaptability skills. Result 4 - Training ToolkitThe training toolkit will include all existing tools and be complemented with additional materials necessary to successfully initiate and conduct the training. It will be used by youth workers. The Toolkit will include training preparation lists and questionnaires, pre-and post-assessment tools, methodologies, plans and guidelines, didactic tools for youth workers, and a user's guide for the use of online resources to assist smooth youth training.<< Results >>The desired and foreseen impact of the Adaptable YOUth project is to strengthen the foundations of what it means to be employable and promote the next generation of career people and entrepreneurs.Furthermore, the project aims to develop innovative training focused on improving youth' future quality of life & work, through adaptability training. Create supplementary materials and a supporting system, including live and accessible online options for learning.Impact in general within local/regional and national level: The youths will understand the deterministic concept of adaptability and the importance of developing their self-perseverance. They will be introduced to work flexibility skills, and adaptability mindset, and concepts that can support the change in their perception of themselves and their approach to the world.Youth workers will receive support in their continuous efforts to improve their youths' well-being through train-the-trainers trainingYouth workers will increase their awareness of how important it is to implement adaptable learning focused on improving young adults' future quality of life and gain access to methodology and good practices to implement in their youth work.Impact on the organizations involved, local communities and local authorities:The positive impact of a training programme can be used in this project in a variety of institutions under naturally occurring conditions holds promise for low-cost, career programs which can be implemented in all stakeholders - schools, universities, training centers, institutions, youth organizations, local authorities, governments, etc.The innovative practices in education will be extended to other organizations, schools, youth centers, NGOs and educational institutes (besides the foreseen number of organizations involved in each country), so that they enrich their curriculum with new techniques and methodologies. The Educational Organizations, NGOs and Youth Organizations will build up their skills in this area and be able to develop a long term strategy for their organizationsThe Educational Organizations involved in the project will immediately benefit from the change in their communities and benefit from a more supportive network system at local, regional, national level.The project will positively address issues targeted by the EU Union, such as unemployment, specifically the employability of youth, by engaging in adaptability training, lifelong learning, better social inclusion and professional development of youth workers, trainers and mentors in youth centres, which in the future will impact work-based settings.

First activity was a training course that took place in Greece and brought together young people from United Kingdom, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Romania & Greece. It was planned as an intensive 07 day long training course that took place in Thessaloniki, Greece from 20 to 28 June 2018 using the method of non-formal education in order to create an appropriate learning environment by focusing on learning by experience, reflection on the past activities of the participants, discussions about the key competencies of youth work and discovering training competencies and methodology. A team of highly competent trainers implemented the activity ensuring that each participant got adequate learning guidelines and personal mentoring as well. Specific focus of the training was made on active learning - how to understand it and to promote it when working with young people. There is a lack of competent trainers in the youth field who are able to work on this Erasmus+ programme priority areas - thus the training directly contributed to the increase of the educational activity and quality youth work done around the dimensions and act of youth work and learning in Europe. The training course contributed to the development and expansion of a network of trainers and facilitators with the skills and motivation to contribute to the quality and sustainability of the youth programmes in Europe. It included various types of learning activities and formats to provide the youth workers with considerable flexibility in adapting the educational programmes to the specific needs of participants. Second activity was a 08 day long training course that took place in the United Kingdom from 11 to 20 of October 2018. It gathered as well participants from Greece, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Romania & United KingdomThe aim: review and enhance competencies in working as trainers in non-formal settings as a follow up of the first activity. Objectives: explore basic training competencies; better understand group dynamics; develop communication and presentations skills; practice and build on existing skills. The activities and subjects will include groups dynamics; roles in groups; introducing an activity; making a presentation; the perfect circle theory; Homer Simpson theory; leading discussions; telling stories; butterflies; bursting participants; challenging behaviours; task vs. process; art of questions; communication skills; co-working; role of energisers; use of games; creating a programme; leadership. The subjects were covered using a combination of inputs, process work and practice. Each element covered weree practiced in order to practically enhance the skills of the young trainers. The project used non-formal education/learning as the basis of learning. Methodologies included Stop Start Methodology where participants practiced facilitating a group or conducting a training activity and were stopped in different moments to analyse what is going on and to reflect on their practice. There were simulation activities, role plays, theoretical inputs, forum theatre, learning to learn practice, lifelong and life wide learning, small groups, individual work, self-directed learning, use of games and exercises. After both activities we strongly believe that the participants gained great knowledge, boosted their skills and implemented all their knowledge and new connection in the most beneficial ways for their organisations that benefited in the end wider community all together. Most of all we strongly believe that this training provided them with skills necessary for their everyday life helping them while working with people with special needs.

<< Objectives >>With this project, we achieved the development of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical competencies of young people, with a focus on intercultural awareness and gender equality, by using the method of dance. Main aim of this project was development of social, emotional, cognitive and physical competences of young people, with focus on intercultural awareness and gender equality, by using the method of dance.This project was designed by a group of young people with a vision of dealing with issues of gender equality and human rights, especially when it comes to refugees and immigrants, by using the dance method.In nowadays world the young people concluded that they are dealing with a lot of challenges in terms of gender equality. This project was a new way for young people to learn about different cultures, people who are different from them, hear their stories first hand, share experiences and make friends with them through dance. Also, the emphasis of the project was to understand the other gender, to try to see from his or her perspective and make peace among themselves. Nowadays, there is a problem of unequal rights of men and women. It is present most of the time in human history in all peoples and cultures.The main issues and needs that arose in this project dealt with gender (in)equality, (in)equality of ethnic groups, as well as the need to develop a more tolerant and peaceful society, to accept one's own values ​​and respect others. In accordance with the goals of the Erasmus+ program in the field of youth, this project aimed to increase the self-empowerment and self-esteem of the participants, improve their foreign language skills,improve their intercultural awareness and motivate them for active participation in society.<< Implementation >>The main activity of this project was a youth exchange implemented in Samobor, Croatia. It included 24 participants from 4 countries: Croatia, Romania, Poland and Bulgaria. This project included the following groups of participants from 18 to 30 years old : CROATIA - the participants were young people who are involved in the local activities of the host organization and are mostly young people with economic and geographical barriers (youth from low-income families and youth from rural areas around Samobor, which lack facilities and facilities for young people). The participants were also from other parts of Croatia that were particularly motivated to tackle the gender equality issues and contribute to overall project result. They were young people with economic and social obstacles. ROMANIA- young people who were normally a regular target group of the sending organization, volunteers who actively participate in the design and implementation of projects. They came from unfavorable position when it comes to their economic position (young people who are unemployed and young people who are NEET) as well as social skills (young people with problems in socialization with peers) BULGARIA - young people who mostly just recently joined Erasmus+ and who expressed interest in the development of the project based on themes of gender equality combined with dance. The participants were mostly young people with fewer opportunities - youth who came from rural areas as well as youth with cultural differences. POLAND - young people from the region of the sending organization, who expressed great motivation in the design of this project based on the involvement in the previous cooperation of partner organizations. They are young people who came from rural and peripheral areas and thus were not in the same situation of participating in content that interests them as their peers and they used all the possibilities of this exchange. At the beginning of the project itself, it was planned that participants from Slovakia would participate. Namely, because of the entire crisis with the war in Ukraine and political developments (and Slovakia bordering the Ukraine), the young people were afraid to travel. The partner organization had a problem finding new participants, even those who were on the reserve list canceled their participation. After consultations with the National Agency and the request from the Slovak participants, the partners had to reach an agreement that the Slovak national group will not participate in the project.<< Results >>This project had an impact on the participants through achieving their learning goals they set before coming to the project as: understanding of the impact of human behavior on its surrounding and knowledge about efficient methods how to positively use that power in order to create a more peaceful and tolerant society. Participating in this project, the participants developed the following knowledge, skills and behaviors: - increased social, emotional, cognitive and physical skills - increased their knowledge about issues of gender equality and nationality - increased their responsibility towards raising awareness in their own society and practical skills in designing and implementing local activities aimed at promoting human rights and a positive climate between genders and cultures through the medium of dance; - increased intercultural skills, tolerance, respect and sense of common European identity; - increased language competence;- participants increased better communications skills- increased knowledge about the Erasmus + program and the opportunities it offers to young people. The most important result of the project was a dance choreography that promotes gender equality and strives to increase gender awareness. The choreography is based on Cuban and international dances and integrates elements of learning outcomes achieved by the participants (through a set of dedicated workshops), such as:- increased awareness of the importance of maintaining a healthy body through physical activity for better brain function, concentration and mental health;- increased critical thinking;– increased creativity and expression;- increased interest and respect for new / different cultures - increased will power and visionary aspect - increased communication and presentation skills, leadership and teamwork.At the end of the program, the participants performed the final choreography for the purposes of recording the video, that was used for the dissemination of project results.This project result shows joint progress, teamwork, and critical thinking of the participants. It also serves as an example of good practice in tackling the topic of gender equality among youth.

"<< Objectives >>When analysing social exclusion, the search reveals a major underlying factor in this issue which is the challenge of our abilities to embrace diversity and enhance inclusion. This has been further challenged by the recent increased political polarisation. Violent and racist behaviors and words seem to be justified by the fear of “others/them”, and we have the perception that this crisis is something that we must fight by all means. Therefore, building mutual respect for and acceptance of diversity is crucial to serving as protective factors that imply preventive measures that assist young people in being inclusive and proactively standing against exclusion and xenophobia. Hence, this project aims at promoting intercultural awareness, social inclusion, and diversity among the young participants, while supporting their development as global active citizens.The training course ""Together we are stronger"" was a week long training course for 32 youth workers from 8 Erasmus+ programs counties. The project addressed the needs of European youth workers to learn how to address the persistent forms of cultural stereotypes and structural discrimination, leading to marginalisation and exclusion of some groups of disadvantaged young people, this way making them vulnerable to radicalisation and extremism. It equipped youth workers with skills and knowledge in order to address those issues in their field youth work with the young people in their communities.There is a growing need of the European youth workers to obtain knowledge and skills that provides them with professional competencies to bridge the gaps in intercultural communication and boost a youth-lead Intercultural dialogue in Europe. In addition to that, with the worrisome growth of the numbers of marginalised young people in Europe, youth workers need to be prepared to integrate those young people and protect them from radicalisation. Therefore, the project sets the ambitious aim to provide a platform for analysis, debate, shared learning and participatory training for European youth workers, who are working in multicultural communities and young people at risk of exclusion and radicalization.The objective of the project was to build a broader understanding of what an inclusion attitude means, exchange experience on the theme ""youth inclusion and dialogue through youth work"" and to enhance the expansion of youth organisations interested in using these skills in future. Using non formal methods, we empowered dialogue among young people and encourage the participation of marginalized groups, focusing on young people coming from remote rural areas, and youngsters with socio-cultural boundaries for intercultural harmony. This project was following the strategy commitments of the European Union fighting against marginalization and exclusion of minorities. We emphasized the importance of an inclusive and fair Europe, a society where everyone can feel free to express they own talents and personality.The aims and objectives of this project were:1. Improving our understanding of diversity, social inclusion, and intercultural awareness;2. Developing our understanding of the importance of peace and human rights in society;3. Developing our ability to explore and multiply the positive impact of interculturality;4. Exploring practical methods for enabling diverse groups to effectively work together;5. Developing our communication skills and self-confidence related to diversity values.Learning experience:The main activity of this project was a professional training course for 32 participants from 8 EU countries who came together and learned about the issues of diversity, discrimination and inclusion in an intercultural environment with an intensive exchange of ideas, opinions, and perspectives to learn from each other. The programme was designed based on the research, needs and issues expressed by young people, considering their time constraints, learning needs and other challenges. It was flexible to adapt to the learning needs and styles of the participants over a range of the entire project. This project contained three main stages: initial preparation - wherein participants took part in multiple activities and exercises, exchange mobility - wherein participants joined a 8-day-long activity in Cyprus together with the chosen participants from partner organisations, and follow-up - wherein participants implemented follow-up activities to transfer their newfound competences.The project was also in line with the objectives of the Erasmus+ program, notably to promote the participation of the less privileged in the democratic life of Europe, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity. The project corresponded to the Erasmus+ priority of promoting diversity, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and the common values of tolerance and respect for human rights.<< Implementation >>During the week we worked on development knowledge and skills on using intercultural dialogue as a tool for prevention of youth violent radicalization in youth work and promote diversity, peace and dialogue. The competences development were facilitated in non-formal learning setting, using inclusive youth-friendly and learn about what is needed to be a skillful and reliable group leader.The training methodology was based on learning by doing in a non-formal way. We played a lot, fun makes it more enjoyable to learn. At the same time youth workers also learned about several topics to give an idea for international youth exchanges as a theme. We also gave a wide array of tools that can be used for workshops on future youth work activities.During the week we got to know each other, map our skills and competences, make bonds through games, deal with topics such as human rights, diversity and youth work, and invite everyone to think together, share ideas, experiences and good practices.We asked each partner group to prepared a little cultural presentation for the intercultural nights and bring samples of food and drinks from their country to shared with the rest of the group.The methodology of the project was based on the best principles of Non-formal Education, balanced between theoretical inputs and practical exercises and interactive activities, where the active involvement of the participants in the program is ensured by the organising team during the whole program. The activities included a wide range of methods to facilitate active engagement in the project. We used group work, individual work, team building, icebreaker activities, and socialization and learning activities to contribute to the learning outcomes. Then, we got space to introduce our sending organisations and/or our organisations we are involved in (and how we present us on social media) and it was very great space for sharing our knowledge, expertise and good practices, not mentioning it was another source of great inspiration and confirmation of hope that the world still is a good place to live in. Further, we were introduced to European Solidarity Corps, which is another way how to make this world a better place. Almost at the end, we shared our knowledge on using online tools and in groups we were supposed to create a campaign on a certain social topic. There was a wide range of social topics including LGBT+, discrimination, domestics violence and peace.Almost every evening we spent some time reflecting on the day which helped us to rethink knowledge and experience we gained. Also there were intercultural nights which was educative but fun.The Profile of the participants:- citizens of and residents in one of the countries of the participating organisations;- can commit to the participation during the whole activity and in all sessions;- there is no age limit, but participants range over 18 old;- can communicate in Basic English;- willing to learn new skills, methods, and tools;- motivated to cooperate with other participants;- be curious, appreciate diversity and learn about each other’s realities;- motivated to take part in a mutual learning process in a highly intercultural setting.Each partner organization selected 4 participants according to the profile described above, having a gender balance in mind as much as possible. In addition, our organization form the facilitators’ team during the activity, and therefore we had an additional participant as facilitator/support stuff as well 2 trainers.We designed this project and the activities for groups and participants from different realities, but balanced in terms of age and gender. We were able to respect the parity because it was important in this project.With the partners, we did not ask and demand youth workers with particular skills but only to want to learn and improve. We had in the group half of participants with less opportunity, and this was a choice assumed by all partners.<< Results >>Coronavirus has revealed and strengthened feeling of mistrust among people, especially internationally, that caused raise of hostility and intolerance expression towards each other. The situation in world will further aggravate instability and feelings of uncertainty, in particular among young people. Due to this, the issue of finding additional points of support of youth is becoming more acute, and healthy relationships, communication with peers, relatives can become those points. In order to overcome mentioned challenges, during the project we developed the youth workers skills and knowledge which empower tolerance, empathy, effective dialogue, cooperation and productive self-organization. Outputs of the project:The results of this project are directly connected with its main objectives and the desired learning outcomes and impact. One of the tangible results is the set of follow-up plans that were created by the participants on different socially relevant topics. Participants have implemented their follow-up activities and they continue to do more on the topic of diversity. During the mobility, they have also produced several multimedia resources which explain different concepts and topics such as tokenism & positive discrimination. The majority of these multimedia resources have been compiled together in a youtube playlist. Besides the tangible outcomes, the results of this project mainly lay in its intangible outcomes, which are directly connected to learning and competences acquired by the participants, who went through the whole programme and learned practical, emotional, and theoretical competences around diversity. With the support of experienced trainers, participants developed competences, become aware of socially relevant topics, discover new cultures, and strengthen values like solidarity, democracy, etc.By implementing this project, we achieved the following:1. To address the issues of racism and xenophobia raising in Europe.People across the Europe continue to be targeted by racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance just because of their race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, disability, social status or other characteristics. Since we live in digital age, there is a significant increase of racist and xenophobic hate speech being spread in online surroundings, especially through social networks. NGOs, especially those working in the field of human rights promotion, with minorities, and protection and young people as a target group, need effective, simple and creative tools which will help them to support young people to stand against this type of human rights violations and contribute to peaceful coexistence in their communities. Considering the quantity of time young people every day spend online, counter and alternative narratives used online can have a huge effect and great contribution in combating racism and xenophobia.2. to empower youth workers/leaders/trainers to be able to support young people in combating racism, discrimination and xenophobia through development of counter and alternative narratives.With this project, in cooperation with partner organizations, we wanted to provide the space for new youth workers/trainers/leaders to gain needed competences and tools in the field of human rights protection to be able to contribute to high quality youth work and support young people in combating racism, especially through development of counter and alternative narratives.3. to support development of capacities of partner organizations to combat hate speech specifically targeting race related discrimination, especially in online environments.Considering the mentioned situation regarding racism and xenophobia, with this project we aimed to increase the capacity of partner organizations by equipping their staff who work with young people with needed tools and competences related to development and implementation of counter and alternative narratives as response to racist and xenophobic hate speech. In this way the capacity of partner organizations to work on promotion and protection of human rights and dignity of this specific group was enhanced while, at the same time, human rights approach is assured. By enhancing capacity of each partner organization, we also enhanced the capacity of our network.4. to enlarge number of youth workers and organizations in order to ensure sustainability of No Hate Makers NetworkWith this project we expanded number of organizations and youth workers, leaders and trainers that are fully equipped to protect human rights of minorities in order to keep our network active and competent to tackle this kind of problems, especially in online environment. Best way to keep network active and sustainable and to serve the purpose that was created for is to keep investing into development of its members."